Dermatology Glossary

Petechia (definition)

(pe-te'ke-ah) pl. petechiae (Italian. petechio) (perhaps from Latin. petigo - a rash)

A punctate hemorrhagic spot less than 2 mm in diameter.

(from the ILDS Committee on Nomenclature - R. Winkelmann, Chairman)

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